The Men's omnium at the
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
was first competed in
2007
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Events
January
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in Spain.
Until 20 June 2014, the
Omnium
An omnium (from Latin ''omnium'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that f ...
consisted of six events: a one-lap flying start
time trial
In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, 5 km
scratch race, an
elimination race known as "the Devil", a 4 km
individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the rac ...
, a 15 km
points race, and a 1 km time trial. The placing a rider achieves in each event is converted to points, and the rider with the fewest points at the end of the competition wins.
Prior to the introduction of "the Devil" in 2011, the Omnium consisted of five events.
Effective 20 June 2014, the
Omnium
An omnium (from Latin ''omnium'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that f ...
consists of six events: a
scratch race, a 5 km
individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the rac ...
, an
elimination race, a one-lap flying start
time trial
In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, a 1 km time trial, and a
points race. For the first five events, riders are awarded 40, 38, 36 etc. points for 1st, 2nd 3rd etc. place. Riders ranked 21st and below are awarded 1 point. To this total, riders can add and subtract points based on laps gained and lost and points won in sprints in the Points race. The rider with the highest total of points is the winner.
Three riders have won the event twice,
Benjamin Thomas of France,
Ethan Hayter of Great Britain and
Fernando Gaviria of Colombia. Of these, Thomas, with two golds and three silvers has the best record in the event.
Medalists
Medal table
References
External links
Track Cycling World Championships 2016–1893bikecult.com
World Championship, Track, Omnium, Elitecyclingarchives.com
Men's omnium
Lists of UCI Track Cycling World Championships medalists
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